Civic Engagement

Builds national network of HBCUs, city-based researchers, and community institutions focused on local Black tech ecosystems and tech talent. Received PIT Fund support to bolster Black civic tech…

Responsible tech ecosystems org. Slack community, job board, and mentorship program connecting people to careers in public interest technology. Focuses on diversifying the pipeline into tech policy…

National umbrella connecting 18+ volunteer civic tech groups. Organizes CityCamp unconferences and Civic Spark convenings. 500+ Discord members.

NYC civic tech, open data, and open government nonprofit (est. 2013). Co-produces NYC Open Data Week with OTI (6,000+ participants in 2026, its tenth year), hosts the NYC School of Data conference,…

JHU-hosted peer network for city leaders and innovators, created in partnership with Bloomberg Philanthropies. Provides peer networking, idea exchange, training resources, and city solution…

Boston-based middle-market PE firm with government technology as a named sector. Made a minority investment in CivicPlus in 2019 and scaled it before a $290M exit to Insight Partners in 2021.

Chicago civic tech meetup (est. 2012; 690+ events) meeting monthly in person and three times a month online, with speakers from government, nonprofits, and tech. Spawned projects including mRelief.…

Atlanta civic tech group (fmr. Code for Atlanta) that hosted hack nights at Tech Square ATL and provided data support to community organizations. Last documented activity (2024). ACT founding member.

Washington DC volunteer civic tech group (est. 2012) meeting about twice a month to build tools with community organizations and government agencies. Hosted Civic Hack DC 2025 on Regulations.gov…

Largest open catalog of civic tech projects and organizations worldwide, with the Field Guide Friday newsletter (4,300+ subscribers). Serves as a discovery tool for technologists entering the field.

Boston-area civic tech group running hybrid hack nights at Cambridge Innovation Center. Builds MAPLE (Massachusetts Platform for Legislative Engagement) for submitting legislative testimony. ACT…

Burlington, VT civic tech group working as a pro bono digital agency for civic and social justice organizations, with biweekly virtual Action Nights. ACT founding member.

Charlottesville, VA civic tech group doing pro bono projects with local nonprofits and government agencies, with UVA and PVCC student involvement. GitHub activity through 2025 includes a Virginia…

Dayton civic tech group with monthly meetings. Projects include Florence Nightingale Museum website and demolition permit monitoring for Preservation Dayton. ACT founding member.

Philadelphia civic tech community. Projects include Clean & Green Philly (vacant lot greening to reduce gun violence), Phlask (map of free water, food, and bathrooms), and a Benefit Decision Toolkit.…

Carolinas civic tech community, independent of the Code for America Brigade Network since 2023 and fiscally sponsored through Open Collective. Joined ACT in spring 2025; projects include Open…

7-9 month full-time leadership fellowship rotating fellows through government, nonprofit, business, and labor placements. 80+ year track record and 15,000+ alumni; programs in LA, SF, NYC,…

Nonprofit building voting technology for election officials and voters. Voting Information Project (VIP) gives election offices a free platform to share official voting location and ballot data with…

Florida civic tech organization running the Florida Resource Map project and an AI Fellow program. Published an organizational handbook (2025). ACT member.

City digital government office delivering social media strategy, open data, civic engagement, and digital innovation. Nationally recognized.

Los Angeles network of civic-minded technologists building digital products with community partners and local government. Global volunteer base (designers, developers, PMs). Maintains Civic Tech…

Financial support for doctoral and postdoctoral researchers studying democratic governance, innovation in government, and civic technology. Part of the Ash Center's Program on Democratic Governance.

Harvard Kennedy School center for government innovation and democratic governance, supported by a $50M Ford Foundation endowment. Runs the Innovations in American Government Awards (since 1985),…

Designs policy solutions for government service delivery and election administration, including automatic voter registration, cross-agency data sharing, and UX reform for DMVs, tax departments, and…

California-focused funder. Supports FUSE Corps. Focus on economic and political inclusion in California; funds orgs that strengthen civic participation and government responsiveness at state and…

Kansas City-based nonprofit founded in 2012 to make the region a digital leader. Runs Code for KC, convenes the KC Coalition for Digital Inclusion, and hosts civic tech and smart city programs.…

Funds civic engagement, data-driven governance, and smart city strategies, with a focus on mid-size US cities. Grantees include Harvard Data-Smart City Solutions, GovEx/JHU, and San Jose AI…

AmeriCorps-backed fellowship placing young leaders in local governments and nonprofits in their hometowns, focused on rural and underserved communities. Runs the American Connection Corps digital…

Global foundation spun out of Omidyar Network in 2018, funding civic empowerment, data and digital rights, financial transparency, and independent media. Exited its domestic US grantmaking by the end…

Technology Exchange (12+ months at civil society orgs) and PhDX Fellowship (PhD students at DC policy orgs). Focused on public interest technology and media policy.

Nonpartisan nonprofit (est. 1894) promoting civic engagement and government innovation. All-America City Award (oldest community recognition in US). Research on collaborative governance, civic…

Civic health research. Project Redesign focuses on redesigning public services. Co-created TELI program.

Central Texas civic tech nonprofit (est. 2009; 501(c)(3) since 2018) that has trained 1,500+ members. Its Civic Digital Lab builds data and web tools for local agencies and advocacy groups, and it…

Sacramento civic tech group (recently rebranded with new website). Virtual community action nights. ACT member.

San Jose civic tech collective running monthly hack nights (ACT member since 2025). Building Tally Up, a meal distribution tracking app for the CA Department of Education.

Oakland civic tech group building tools for government transparency and community access. ACT member.

Nonpartisan organization working for better government and a stronger civil service. Advocates for reform through its Government for a New Era initiative and trains public servants at the federal,…

Civic engagement and performance analytics platform for local government, including the National Community Survey (via its NRC acquisition), resident polling, and Balancing Act budget simulations.…

San Francisco civic tech community (fmr. Code for San Francisco, est. 2013), independent 501(c)(3) since 2024. Runs weekly virtual hack nights and is building the SafeHome earthquake risk dashboard.…

Research lab studying how technology and data improve governance. Open data, data collaboratives, collective intelligence, and citizen engagement.

AI community insights platform helping local governments understand resident sentiment, measure service satisfaction, and run public engagement. Serves 400+ governments, including NYC, Dallas, and…

Mobile Voting Project · Advocate

Tool / Product, Collaboration Opportunity

Democracy Works · Capacity Builder

Tool / Product, Expertise

· Technologist

Collaboration Opportunity, Expertise, Interesting Conversation, Tool / Product

Legislative Information Access in Prisons and Jails · Technologist

Collaboration Opportunity, Tool / Product

· Capacity Builder

Collaboration Opportunity, Expertise

Public Interest Technology University Network (PIT-UN) · Funder

Grant / Challenge

NYC Office of Technology and Innovation / BetaNYC / Data Through Design · Government Practitioner

Collaboration Opportunity